BP Logix has released Process Director, which is designed to integrate project planning and BPM. The company says Process Director enables business users to define and model sophisticated business processes through a project management-like interface. Further, Process Director was developed to specifically address activity-based processes, those processes that traditionally have been forced to fit into flowcharts. Process Director models these non-linear activities as a Gantt chart, recognizing their conditions, constraints and timelines, then makes use of predictive analysis to determine if a future activity is likely to be completed on time or be delayed. BP Logix reports that Process Director:

• addresses “activity-based” processes (vs. traditional flow or approval-based BPM);
• exists as a layer on top of BPM and workflow automation functions;
• is specifically designed to automate, track and report on complex, non-linear processes;
• provides predictive analysis of processes to alert to future problems;
• delivers timeline-based automation; and
• offers a distinctive approach to process management that incorporates project management methodologies.

Features include:

• a 100 percent Web-based interface that enables users to create and model processes through a project management interface;
• easy-to-define activities with assigned users, dependencies, conditions and timelines;
• Gantt charts to represent and administer running processes;
• ability for users to make changes to project plans and have those changes immediately take effect on running processes;
• a rules-based evaluation of project activities;
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI) definition that provides the thresholds and triggers associated with activities for reporting;
• “due date” management and escalation;
• electronic signatures and audit trails;
• customization by business users without programming;
• 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA and SOX-compliance; and
• built-in integration with many third-party and in-house applications and databases.